put the fear of God into

動詞

慣用表現

日本語の意味

神の怒りに対する恐れを呼び起こし、悔い改めさせる。 / （比喩的に）絶対的な恐怖を与え、完全に脅かす。

The stern preacher's sermon aimed to put the fear of God into the congregation and drive them to repentance.

厳しい説教者の説教は、会衆に神の怒りを恐れさせて悔い改めさせることを目的としていた。

意味（1）

To cause someone to repent through fear of the wrath of God.

意味（2）

(idiomatic) To cause someone to fear abjectly in other contexts; to terrify completely.

It was the ‘minnie-woffers’ which put the fear of God into them.

意味（3）

(idiomatic) To cause someone to obey through fear in other contexts; to terrify into submission.

Well, I'll continue to put the fear of God into the troops for as long as I can... but there comes a time... We're nowhere near it yet, of course...

puts the fear of God into

（ present singular third-person ）

putting the fear of God into

（ participle present ）

put the fear of God into

（ participle past ）

put the fear of God into

（ past ）